Hey guys,

this thread not available (modding...) from the regular stardock forum I usually use, only from the forum.elementalgame.... so my question is can I get an explanation of  how to decrease the overall difficulty of leveling based on the following items in the ElementalDefs.xml ?

<CombatRatingToExpMultiplier>0.05</CombatRatingToExpMultiplier> <!-- <StatPointsPerLevelUp>3</StatPointsPerLevelUp> (Obsolete) -->  <MaxExpFromCombat>-1</MaxExpFromCombat> <!-- set to -1 to disable -->  <MinExpFromCombat>1</MinExpFromCombat> <MultiplierOnPointsToLevelUnit>1</MultiplierOnPointsToLevelUnit> <ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit>2.9</ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit> <ExpMultiplierOnDesignedUnits>0.5</ExpMultiplierOnDesignedUnits> <UnitLevelUpPerkOfferCount>5</UnitLevelUpPerkOfferCount> <CityLevelUpPerkOfferCount>5</CityLevelUpPerkOfferCount> <!-- when trained units get XP, they use it towards leveling up, but also give this percent to the sov. -->  <XPPercentTrainedUnitsGiveSov>0</XPPercentTrainedUnitsGiveSov>

Awesome, thanks.  I think I will change from

<CombatRatingToExpMultiplier>0.05</CombatRatingToExpMultiplier>

difficult enemies and massive armies give more experience

<ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit>2.9</ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit>

to

<CombatRatingToExpMultiplier>0.5</CombatRatingToExpMultiplier>

difficult enemies and massive armies give more experience

<ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit>1.8</ExpBaseOnPointsToLevelUnit>

... and try it out...

THanks again!

Doh!

Quoting this link,https://forums.elementalgame.com/419946 

"If you're altering core game files you'll need to add the -localdataonly tag to the exe shortcut target path, otherwise your changes will be overwritten as soon as you start up a new game."

Thanks Mqpiffle!

EDIT2:

AARGH!  can anybody tell me how to add the -localdataonly tag to the exe shortcut target path for WIN7 in teeny tiny kiddy language so I can do it correctly!!!?   Pls... feeling pretty dumb right now.

Done.  But still feel dumb.!!!